Attack in Chuschi
The attack in Chuschi in 1980 marked the official beginning of the armed actions of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso, conceived as part of its strategy of popular warfare with the countryside as the main scenario.
The attack in Chuschi in 1980 marked the beginning of the actions of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso. According to the CVR report, almost parallel to the attack in Chuschi, in Lima there was a fire in the municipality of San Martin de Porres, while a series of symbolic and intimidating acts appeared in different districts of the old center. The Shining Path leadership had a unitary conception of the people's war, with the countryside as the main scenario and the city as the necessary complement. These initial acts did not attract the attention of the city population or the political class, with the exception of the general blackout in November 1981.